Nearby Theaters

This was a conversion of an automobile showroom into 4-screen theatre which opened July 26, 1972. Originally, the UA Cinema Center-Westwood, it became the UA Coronet from December 16, 1983. It finally operated as the UA Westwood. It screened first-run films and most notably was the premier westside location of Woody Allen’s films back when he was with Orion. In September/October 1987 two of the smaller screens were combined and it became a triplex.

I saw “The Doors” here. This is the one and only film I ever saw here. In the 1980’s when Westwood was very popular and contained many theaters, I did frequent Westwood a lot, but I – and most of the pedestrians – usually stayed north of Wilshire in what is known as Westwood Village. I don’t remember much about the theater so I doubt it could have been truly memorable.

This building originally housed an automobile dealership. The conversion into a theater was designed by San Francisco architect Daniel T. Uesugi, Uesugi & Associates. It was one of a number of projects Uesugi designed for the United Artists circuit.